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Gauntlet, Volume 019, Number 026

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The Gauntlet
Volume 19 Number 26
January 24, 1979
The Campus Paper-
Mac Hall question
still up in the air
by Peter Wong
Despite the fact that every
tudent on campus pays part of
MacEwan Hall's mortgage, it is
unclear whether or not students
have partial ownership of the
building.
Students' Union (SU) executive and the Board of Governors
met last Friday to revise policies
for the sharing of MacEwan
Hall.
The meeting was sparked by
the union's question of the ownership of MacEwan Hall. With
plans for possible expansion of
the building, SU felt that ownership should be established.
Board chairman Ross Mc-
Kimmie stated. "The board
wants to avoid the technicalities
of legal ownership of MacEwan
Hall."
Instead he felt "the board
morally recognizes .students
rights, having put up 55% of
MacEwan Hall."
Bruce Ramsay, SU representative, is disappointed with the
board's stand on the issue. "We
do have 55% ownership of the
improvement on the land. However all aspects of the ownership
ate limited by university policy."
"I'm not kidding, they've got
policies on everything," he added.
Historically, the students have
paid for 55% of the building
while the university has provided
45% of the funds. The students'
share has come through fees
paid to the students' union.
A 1974 letter of intent sent to
the union stated the board and
the SU owned 45% and 55% of
the building respectively, and
that the governors would normally continue "to use the 45%
for the original purposes for
which itwas built."
"One of the biggest issues,"
stated Ramsay, "is how the
space has been divided."
Our position is the 55% interest is spread evenly over the
entire building, not just in parts,
said Ramsay.
However, documentation of
the agreements between the two
groups indicate that certain areas have been designated for the
university use while other areas
are specifically under the jurisdiction of the union.
The union is not of this opinion, having expressed their disapproval to the board over the
signing of the University Daycare lease without student signatures as co-leasers.
McKimmie stated that it was
unnecessary for SU to sign the
lease. "It is within the 45%
which is the board's space," he
said.
The Daycare space was originally used by the board for the
University Bookstore.
"I definitely prefer the alternative of having the board and
SU sign all the leases jointly,"
said Ramsay.
While McKimmie felt it was
unnecessary for the union to sign
all leases the board should.
"The board owns the land and
supplies the services to MacEwan Hall. Any leasee who had a
brain in his head would ask for
the Board to co-sign an leases in
MacEwan Hall.
"As for the other way around,
there is no necessity."
Relationships between the SU
and the Board are regulated by a
memorandum of intent (August
1977) that outlined policy of
MacEwan Hall administration.
Currently the Students' Union
and the Board have set up a
committee of four to examine
the memorandum with the purpose of changing and clarifying
certain aspects concerning ownership and rights.
Both sides are optimistic an
agreement can be reached.
In a related development, the
board has sent a letter to the
union asking that the board be
allowed to ratify the lease between the union and Record
Stop. The letter stated that it
was in the best interests of the
union that they do so.
This is the Jewish Student's Association office after being
ransacked by person/persons unknown. See below for details.
photo by Ty Reynolds
Jewish Students Ass'n
lone victim of vandals
Bisociative-function non-
operational typescript
SAN FRANCISCO (ZNS-CUP) - Here's an item from the
department of bureaucrateze: A research firm has told the
State Board of Education in North Carolina that -- in the
firm's words - "the conceptual framework for this evaluation
posits a set of determinants of implementation which explains
variations in the level of implementation of the comprehensive
project."
This sentence was contained in a report on how* schools
should try to combat illiteracy.
by Mark Tatchell
Ripped posters and strewn
pamphlets littered the offices of
the Jewish Students Association
after at least one person gained
entrance to the room between
the end of exams and the beginning ofthe winter session.
The JSA shares office space
with the Malaysian-Singapore
students and the NDP club, yet
neither of these groups suffered
a similar attack.
Ralph Sugarman, president of
the JSA was upset over the vandalism.
"This type of incident is a
shame, but I'm not going to
point any fingers."
Sugarman complained to
Students' Union president John
Lefebvre and Bruce Ramsay
vice-president services.
"They sympathized with our
grievance, but there is nothing
they can do," explained Sugar-
man.
Sugarman wrote a statement
expressing his concern which is
reprinted below.
"It is indeed unfortunate
when members of a progressive
educational institution like the
University of Calgary seek to de
stroy property, rather than
bridge cultural or religious differences. The literature and
decorations in our office were of
a total cultural nature and certainly not offensive to anyone.
Thus their destruction was
based simply upon blind hatred
and ignorant bigotry.
"Our group is one which is
centred upon promoting the rich
cultural and indivisable spirit of
the Jewish people. This spirit includes the deepest respect for all
peoples, regardless of nationality
or religion. We are both deeply
hurt and enraged at this act."
Visa students lose out to fees
by Mark Tatchell
Visa student enrolment at this
university has dropped at a rate
10 times the overall enrolment
decline over last year, although
the reason is as yet unclear.
Figures recently released by
the Office of Institutional Research on campus show a full-
time student enrolment decline
of 157 over last year. Three-
quarters of those leaving are visa
students.
The decline seems to be the
result of the differential fee for
foreign students, instituted in
the fall of 1976 by the department of advanced education.
Since that time, visa student
enrolment has dropped about 10
times as quickly as the overall
full-time enrolment decline.
Dr. Wagner, the university's
president, is not convinced the
decrease in visa students is nec
essarily due to the differential
fee.
Year Enrolment Visa Student En
rolment
1975/76 10,950 944
1976/77 10,864 853
1977/78 10,805 845
1978/79 10,648 733
"I'd want to take a look at the
figure^first," said Wagner.
Wagner believes the decline
may be due to a tightening in
federal immigration procedures
to a change in policy by those
countries sending students overseas.
Students' Union president
John Lefebvre thinks this claim
is irrelevant.
"The differential fee stacks
the odds against visa students
regardless of any other hassles a
eisa student has to put up with,"
Lefebvre pointed out.
"If anyone can afford to educate those students, we can and
should," added Lefebvre.
Brian Mason, executive secretary for the Federation of Alberta Students, is worried that
this trend will affect the university's role of exchanging culture
and good will.

The Gauntlet
Volume 19 Number 26
January 24, 1979
The Campus Paper-
Mac Hall question
still up in the air
by Peter Wong
Despite the fact that every
tudent on campus pays part of
MacEwan Hall's mortgage, it is
unclear whether or not students
have partial ownership of the
building.
Students' Union (SU) executive and the Board of Governors
met last Friday to revise policies
for the sharing of MacEwan
Hall.
The meeting was sparked by
the union's question of the ownership of MacEwan Hall. With
plans for possible expansion of
the building, SU felt that ownership should be established.
Board chairman Ross Mc-
Kimmie stated. "The board
wants to avoid the technicalities
of legal ownership of MacEwan
Hall."
Instead he felt "the board
morally recognizes .students
rights, having put up 55% of
MacEwan Hall."
Bruce Ramsay, SU representative, is disappointed with the
board's stand on the issue. "We
do have 55% ownership of the
improvement on the land. However all aspects of the ownership
ate limited by university policy."
"I'm not kidding, they've got
policies on everything," he added.
Historically, the students have
paid for 55% of the building
while the university has provided
45% of the funds. The students'
share has come through fees
paid to the students' union.
A 1974 letter of intent sent to
the union stated the board and
the SU owned 45% and 55% of
the building respectively, and
that the governors would normally continue "to use the 45%
for the original purposes for
which itwas built."
"One of the biggest issues,"
stated Ramsay, "is how the
space has been divided."
Our position is the 55% interest is spread evenly over the
entire building, not just in parts,
said Ramsay.
However, documentation of
the agreements between the two
groups indicate that certain areas have been designated for the
university use while other areas
are specifically under the jurisdiction of the union.
The union is not of this opinion, having expressed their disapproval to the board over the
signing of the University Daycare lease without student signatures as co-leasers.
McKimmie stated that it was
unnecessary for SU to sign the
lease. "It is within the 45%
which is the board's space," he
said.
The Daycare space was originally used by the board for the
University Bookstore.
"I definitely prefer the alternative of having the board and
SU sign all the leases jointly,"
said Ramsay.
While McKimmie felt it was
unnecessary for the union to sign
all leases the board should.
"The board owns the land and
supplies the services to MacEwan Hall. Any leasee who had a
brain in his head would ask for
the Board to co-sign an leases in
MacEwan Hall.
"As for the other way around,
there is no necessity."
Relationships between the SU
and the Board are regulated by a
memorandum of intent (August
1977) that outlined policy of
MacEwan Hall administration.
Currently the Students' Union
and the Board have set up a
committee of four to examine
the memorandum with the purpose of changing and clarifying
certain aspects concerning ownership and rights.
Both sides are optimistic an
agreement can be reached.
In a related development, the
board has sent a letter to the
union asking that the board be
allowed to ratify the lease between the union and Record
Stop. The letter stated that it
was in the best interests of the
union that they do so.
This is the Jewish Student's Association office after being
ransacked by person/persons unknown. See below for details.
photo by Ty Reynolds
Jewish Students Ass'n
lone victim of vandals
Bisociative-function non-
operational typescript
SAN FRANCISCO (ZNS-CUP) - Here's an item from the
department of bureaucrateze: A research firm has told the
State Board of Education in North Carolina that -- in the
firm's words - "the conceptual framework for this evaluation
posits a set of determinants of implementation which explains
variations in the level of implementation of the comprehensive
project."
This sentence was contained in a report on how* schools
should try to combat illiteracy.
by Mark Tatchell
Ripped posters and strewn
pamphlets littered the offices of
the Jewish Students Association
after at least one person gained
entrance to the room between
the end of exams and the beginning ofthe winter session.
The JSA shares office space
with the Malaysian-Singapore
students and the NDP club, yet
neither of these groups suffered
a similar attack.
Ralph Sugarman, president of
the JSA was upset over the vandalism.
"This type of incident is a
shame, but I'm not going to
point any fingers."
Sugarman complained to
Students' Union president John
Lefebvre and Bruce Ramsay
vice-president services.
"They sympathized with our
grievance, but there is nothing
they can do," explained Sugar-
man.
Sugarman wrote a statement
expressing his concern which is
reprinted below.
"It is indeed unfortunate
when members of a progressive
educational institution like the
University of Calgary seek to de
stroy property, rather than
bridge cultural or religious differences. The literature and
decorations in our office were of
a total cultural nature and certainly not offensive to anyone.
Thus their destruction was
based simply upon blind hatred
and ignorant bigotry.
"Our group is one which is
centred upon promoting the rich
cultural and indivisable spirit of
the Jewish people. This spirit includes the deepest respect for all
peoples, regardless of nationality
or religion. We are both deeply
hurt and enraged at this act."
Visa students lose out to fees
by Mark Tatchell
Visa student enrolment at this
university has dropped at a rate
10 times the overall enrolment
decline over last year, although
the reason is as yet unclear.
Figures recently released by
the Office of Institutional Research on campus show a full-
time student enrolment decline
of 157 over last year. Three-
quarters of those leaving are visa
students.
The decline seems to be the
result of the differential fee for
foreign students, instituted in
the fall of 1976 by the department of advanced education.
Since that time, visa student
enrolment has dropped about 10
times as quickly as the overall
full-time enrolment decline.
Dr. Wagner, the university's
president, is not convinced the
decrease in visa students is nec
essarily due to the differential
fee.
Year Enrolment Visa Student En
rolment
1975/76 10,950 944
1976/77 10,864 853
1977/78 10,805 845
1978/79 10,648 733
"I'd want to take a look at the
figure^first," said Wagner.
Wagner believes the decline
may be due to a tightening in
federal immigration procedures
to a change in policy by those
countries sending students overseas.
Students' Union president
John Lefebvre thinks this claim
is irrelevant.
"The differential fee stacks
the odds against visa students
regardless of any other hassles a
eisa student has to put up with,"
Lefebvre pointed out.
"If anyone can afford to educate those students, we can and
should," added Lefebvre.
Brian Mason, executive secretary for the Federation of Alberta Students, is worried that
this trend will affect the university's role of exchanging culture
and good will.